Collectors’ Corner

Before wiring an entire layout, Busch offered a way to try the circuits on a board. Its 1986/87 catalogue presents the Modellbahn-Technik 2080 experiment set, with around 150 experiments and circuits for railway electronics. The photograph shows separate plug-in modules joined by coloured wires. Circuit symbols and component names are printed on the modules, so the diagram and the physical parts can be followed together. Busch says the components can…

One car, five entries. On page 3 of Vitesse’s 1987 catalogue, the Chevrolet Corvette appears as an open cabriolet, a Le Mans car, a closed cabriolet, a coupé with a hard top and an SCCA production-class Spyder. They are listed as nos. 110–114. The photographs make the differences easier to follow than a list alone. Some cars have their roofs off and interiors exposed; others have contrasting roofs, racing numbers…

Albedo’s four-page 1987 catalogue gives a surprisingly large part of its range to the drinks trade. Holsten, Warsteiner, Jever and Martini liveries appear on small lorries and matching trailers. The combinations are worth comparing. Some carry white box bodies; others have a dark canvas-style cover. The green Holsten outfit has the brewery lettering across both the lorry and trailer, while the blue Martini combination uses the familiar striped logo. Even…